Joy Stemen is winner of the Icon's George/Georgiana Bailey Award. Had she not existed, Bluffton wouldn't be the same. As the winner, Joy will select $100 worth of books in her name to be purchased by the Icon for the Bluffton Public Library.
Meet Bluffton’s Georgiana Bailey, a.k.a. Joy Stemen.
If she never existed, well, Bluffton would not be same without her impact.
Many people know the 2001 Bluffton High School graduate as a licensed massage therapist (LMT).
CALENDAR DETAILS
Price: $25 plus tax
Available locations: Twisted Whisk, The Dough Hook, Spectrum Salon
When available: Now while supplies last
Calendars printed: 200
My home 2018.
Jamie Nygaard helps people – especially those who, she says, hold Bluffton close to their heart - count the days.
She’s released her second Bluffton calendar, with 12 beautiful color photographs of the community covering the 12 months of 2018.
Bluffton Girl Scout troop 20007 proved their robotics abilities over the weekend.
The only all-girl team in the First Lego League, international robotics program and competition, placed 7th out of 24 teams in its first tournament.
The Bluffton troop received a grant from the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio to obtain the equipment needed to compete in the First Lego League competition.
Placing 7th enables the Bluffton troop to move to the next competition level.
The team received a trophy for placing second in one of the three program categories – core values.
Elisabeth Collins of rural Bluffton is currently in the cardiovascular intensive care unit at the University of Michigan. She is diagnosed with primary pulmonary arterial hypertension, a life-threatening illness.
As soon as she is reinstated on the transplant list, she will be listed as the top candidate in the state for a lung transplant.
She and her husband, Josh, and their 4-year-old son, Riley, live at 2301 State Route 103. Elisabeth, 33 attend Cory-Rawson schools for most of her schooling, and graduated from Medina High School.
Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area will hold a Christmas potluck, Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 6 p .m. at the Bluffton Public Library. A white elephant exchange is planned.
The club’s current newsletter is attached at the bottom of this story.
The Allen County Bike and Pedestrian Task Force will hold its annual Volunteer Recognition and Awards Program on Thursday, Nov. 30, at The Met in Lima, 306 North Main St. from 5 – 7 p.m.
Volunteers will be recognized for their contribution to assisting with bike and pedestrian counts, bike rodeos, and their work towards supporting a bike and pedestrian friendly community.
Recognition will be given for the Advocate of the Year, Business of the Year, and for other volunteers.
